African American Aviation Month
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Take the Blacks Wings tour, which includes film and displays of the Tuskegee Airmen, Bessie Coleman, the first black woman to receive a pilot's license, Willa Brown, the first black woman Civil Air Patrol Officer, and Chappie James, the first black four-star general, to name a few. Call for group tours. Tues.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun., 1-4:30 p.m.
African American Aviation Month
Phone : 205-833-8226 (Always call and confirm events.)
Web: www.southernmuseumofflight.org
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